Christian Aid Podcasts

Death and Taxes

The Christian Aid Week report for 2008 is called 'Death and Taxes: the true toll of tax dodging'.  The new report seeks to expose the scandal of a global tax system that allows the world's richest to duck their responsibilities while condemning the poorest to stunted development, even premature death.

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The situation is stark and urgent. Our report predicts that illegal, trade-related tax evasion alone will be responsible for some 5.6 million deaths of young children in the developing world between 2000 and 2015. That's almost 1,000 a day. Half are already dead

To find out more, visit us on the web at http://www.christianaid.org.uk/getinvolved/christianaidweek/cawreport/index.aspx
 

Cut the Carbon march update

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The Christian Aid Cut the Carbon march has already covered more than 500 miles. With 500 more to go, we’re back with an update and news of an end of march gathering in London on 2 October for all supporters.

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In this programme we talk to Ele Ramsey and Laura Trevelyan from Christian Aid’s Campaigns Team. They share some of the highs of the march so far and let you know how you can get involved.

• Programme Links:
  Christian Aid climate changed website - www.climatechanged.org
• Sign Christian Aid’s online shoelace petition - www.christianaid.org.uk/stoppoverty/climatechange/march/shoelace.aspx

Call 020 7523 2258 to register for tickets for the celebration service at St Paul's Cathedral on 2 October.
Ele Ramsey and Laura Trevelyan were interviewed by Steven Buckley of Christian Aid and this episode was edited by Antoinette Powell. Visit http://www.christianaid.org.uk/ for more information.

Back and a March

With huge apologies for the radio silence over the last few months... we're back with a podcast all about the upcoming Cut the Carbon March - Christian Aid's major campaigning event this year. The next Christian Aid podcast is published on July 16th and looks at Disaster Risk Reduction.

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The Cut the Carbon march will last eleven weeks, beginning in Northern Ireland on 14 July and ending at the London Stock Exchange on 2 October. The march will raise awareness all over the UK and Ireland that climate change is not just a future problem, it is a current crisis for millions of poor people. Find out more information here on our PressureWorks campaigning site. 

The Politics of Climate Change

Today we talk with Stephen Hale, Director of the Green Alliance about the political landscape in Westminster and political appetite for action on climate change. The interview was recorded in February, before Gordon Brown’s speech on March 12th. You can find a link to that speech below, together with the six key tests the Green Alliance and others have set for environmental leadership.

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Programme Links:

• Christian Aid climate changed website - www.climatechanged.org
• The Green Alliance - tests for environmental stewardship
• Gordon Brown - read, watch or listen to his climate speech here
• Christian Aid report - Coming Clean, revealing the UK's true carbon footprint

Stephen Hale was interviewed by Amanda Farrant of Christian Aid. This episode was produced and edited by Steven Buckley. The views expressed in this programme are those of the contributors and may not reflect official Christian Aid policy.  For our public position, please visit http://www.christianaid.org.uk/

Coming Clean

The latest Christian Aid report on climate change says that the UK government's claim to just 2% of the world’s carbon emissions is plain wrong. So we're targeting the UK government and companies to take action on climate change. 

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This podcast takes you behind the scenes at the launch of the campaign in the heart of the city of London.  Later in the episode, we interview the author of ‘Coming clean: revealing UK's true carbon footprint’, Andrew Pendleton. He explains how Climate change is the most significant single threat to development and it could undo decades of progress in fighting poverty.

Programme links:

• Coming clean: revealing UK's true carbon footprint

• Send the postcard

• The Climate of Poverty - Christian Aid

• IPCC report - The Guardian
• Climate change section - The Guardian

This episode was produced and edited by Steven Buckley.  Daleep Mukarji, Paul Brannen and Andrew Pendleton were interviewed by Amanda Farrant. The views expressed in this programme are those of the contributors and may not reflect official Christian Aid policy.  For our public position, please visit http://www.christianaid.org.uk/

The Beat Goes on March - ep 3

We came, we marched, we conquered! The last of our three special podcasts from the huge campaign rally in central London on September 14. This episode joins the march, talks to the campaigners and celebrities and hears around 50 million reasons why campaigning works...

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The Beat Goes On March - ep2

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In this episode in our special series of podcasts live from the march in London, we hear speeches from Daleep Mukarji (Director, Christian Aid), the actress Adjoa Andoh, and Ronan Keating. The audio quaility isn't the best in this episode, but well worth a listen!

You can find out more about the events today and find video clips from the day at www.pressureworks.org.uk .  Episode 3 will be published this evening and features lots of short interviews with Christian Aid supporters present on the march.

The Beat Goes On March - ep1

Episode 1 of our series of live podcasts from the Christian Aid campaign march in London on September 14. Christian Aid, celebrities, and thousands of campaigners are calling on Gordon Brown to 'stop paying for poverty'.

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Find out more at www.pressureworks.org.uk

The beat goes on...

An introduction to the beat goes on campaign with Jenny from the campaigns team.

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Check out the video on PressureWorks too!